The Almira-Coulee-Hartline Warriors will venture away from home to square off against the Liberty Christian Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Saturday, Almira-Coulee-Hartline got the win against Garfield-Palouse by a conclusive 54-28. The Warriors pushed the score to 54-14 by the end of the third, a deficit the Vikings cut but never quite recovered from.
Caden Correia had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 112 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries, and also threw for 230 yards and four touchdowns on only 19 passes. A healthy portion of that aerial production (147 yards to be exact) went to Jameson Conley, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Almira-Coulee-Hartline's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Harvest Parrish, Brady Roberts, and Grayson Beal picked up one apiece. That's the most rushing yards Parrish has posted since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, Liberty Christian didn't have done well against Neah Bay recently (they were 0-3 in their previous three matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. Liberty Christian took their matchup at home with ease, bagging a 60-16 win over Neah Bay. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Patriots.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Liberty Christian to victory, but perhaps none more so than Charlie Branning, who rushed for 75 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 41 receiving yards and a touchdown. Branning didn't just play on offense: he also made six total tackles and defended two passes in addition to snagging an interception. Another player making a difference was Perry Pottle, who threw for 138 yards and three touchdowns.
Liberty Christian's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB three times. Ryan Powell was especially locked on to Neah Bay's QB and sacked him twice.
Almira-Coulee-Hartline's victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0. As for Liberty Christian, their record is now 2-0.
Everything came up roses for Almira-Coulee-Hartline against Liberty Christian when the teams last played back in September of 2021 as the squad secured a 62-20 win. In that match, Almira-Coulee-Hartline amassed a halftime lead of 48-8, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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